C4 (Choral/Composer/Conductor/Collective)
A concert of contemporary choral music - 2 world premieres!
Saturday, June 2 @ 7pm
The Brick Elephant
12 Emily Street
Valley
Falls, NY 12185
"For
those with big ears and a taste for the adventurous."—Albany
Times Union
C4
(Choral/Composer/Conductor
Collective
Re:Soundingsl presented C4, the world's first Choral Composer/Conductor Collective, on June 2 at 7 pm in The Brick Elephant in Valley Falls. Featured were two world premieres of two of the Collective’s members.
World
premieres by C4 members, both
written in 2007:
David Rentz, if i love you/be of love (a little)
Karen Siegel, The
Perfect Gift
Pieces by C4 members:
Ian
Moss, This Living Hand (2000)
Jonathan David, Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (2004)
Christopher Baum, A White Blossom (2006)
Other pieces on the program:
Stacy Garrop, Sonnets of Desire, Longing and Whimsy (2004)
Bernard Rands, selections
from Canti d'Amor (1991)
James Bassi,
two settings of e.e. cummings poems
Imant
Raminsh, Ave Verum Corpus (1973)
Joseph Gregorio, Set
Me as a Seal (2006)
"Garrop ... set three poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay, which made
for an interesting set of contrasting views of love."— Heuwell
Tircuit, San Francisco Classical Voice.org, November 21, 2005
A reception for the artists followed the concert.
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here to see a pdf of complete
press release.
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Group
info
"C4 is a group where the
members hate missing a rehearsal, a group that's breaking the mold while
enjoying the artistic process."—Anna Reguero, Vocal Area
Network
C4 is a unique vocal ensemble
based in New York City dedicated to performing music by living composers.
A collaborative project of its singing members, it functions not only
as a presenting ensemble in its own right, with concerts at least twice
yearly, but also as an ongoing workshop and recital chorus for the emerging
composers and conductors who form the core of the group. It is, so far
as we know, the first ensemble of its kind, and the largest choral group
in the nation to focus entirely on the music of our time.
C4 was founded in November 2005
by a small cadre of veterans of New York City's choral scene who sought
a chance to explore new directions for themselves and for choral music
in a collaborative, artist-friendly environment. Following an initial
round of auditions in January 2006, preparations began for C4's first
full-length concert, presented to a sold-out house on June 9, 2006. The
concert featured four world premieres and was selected as Time Out
New York's Don't Miss! classical/opera pick of the night. For more
information about the origins of C4,
see Anna Reguero's
October 20, 2006 article for Vocal Area Network.
C4's repertoire is primarily
drawn from composer members of the chorus, with music by other living
composers as a secondary area of interest. Conductor members of the group
divide up the repertoire among themselves and work closely with each composer
to achieve the ideal interpretative result. This spirit of experimentation
and collaboration is central to the C4
musical experience. Works that have received their first performance from
C4 include: Paul Carey’s
Briefly It Enters and Briefly Speaks, Franny Geller’s Spring and
Fall, Eddie Rubeiz’s Ca' the Yowes, and Karen Siegel’s Maskil
of David.
SOUND SAMPLES:
Jonathan David, Vidi Aquam (C4,
recorded live at Norwegian Seamen's Church, June 9, 2006) Listen
Joan Panetti,
Herbst (with the C4
Symphonic Chorus, recorded live at Norwegian Seamen's Church, June 9,
2006) Listen
Karen
Siegel, Maskil of David (C4,
recorded live at Norwegian Seamen's Church, June 9, 2006) Listen
Bernard Rands, Canti d'Amor (Woodley Ensemble) Listen
WHERE:
The concert will be held in the Brick Elephant, formerly an old church,
in Valley Falls, New York.
12 Emily Street, Valley Falls, NY 12185.
Admission by donation.
CONTACT INFO:
Mary
Jane Leach, director
telephone (518-753-0244)
email
DIRECTIONS
Valley Falls is in northern Rensselaer County,
20 minutes north of Troy, 25 minutes west of North Bennington, Vermont.
From the west: at the intersection of Routes 40 and 67 in Schaghticoke, drive 1.5 miles east, turn right just as you get over the bridge, then drive on State Street (117) two blocks and turn left. The Brick Elephant is the red brick former church on the left at the next corner - it's the biggest building in the village - you can't miss it.
From the east: when 67 branches off to the west from 22 (Eagle Bridge), continue driving for 11 miles, turn left just before the curving bridge, then drive on State Street (117) two blocks and turn left. The Brick Elephant is the red brick former church on the left at the next corner - it's the biggest building in the village - you can't miss it.
This project is made possible in part through COMMUNITY ART$GRANTS, a program funded through the State and Local Partnership Program of the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency and The Arts Center of the Capital Region.
Re:Soundings is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to the arts. Any donations are tax deductible and will be greatly appreciated.